magic rabbit
@magicrabbit.bsky.social
Eurovision, US politics/government, civic tech, cooking, and DMV-area news (based in Arlington). Fat, gay, and Jewish. Also on Discord. Languages: 🇬🇧🇪🇸, some 🇫🇷. Eurovision blogging here: https://magicrabbit84.substack.com/
leaf blowers maybe the single worst machine in common use today?
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
leaf blowers maybe the single worst machine in common use today?
why is the cupid shuffle playing in this trader joes
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
why is the cupid shuffle playing in this trader joes
Hoping for another Dargen D’Amico banger. Onda Alta was one of my favorite songs of 2024.
youtu.be/6siro4PMDD8?...
youtu.be/6siro4PMDD8?...
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping for another Dargen D’Amico banger. Onda Alta was one of my favorite songs of 2024.
youtu.be/6siro4PMDD8?...
youtu.be/6siro4PMDD8?...
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After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next. n.pr/48bOXNK
These Zika mothers went to battle — and their cry was heard
After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next. n.pr/48bOXNK
I feel lucky as someone in the DC area who didn’t lose my job and has had things be more or less stable, but the level of stress and anxiety that has pervaded much of this year? Not great, honestly.
2025 actually did suck. i know we've all said this about a lot of previous years but this one was quite bad actually
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I feel lucky as someone in the DC area who didn’t lose my job and has had things be more or less stable, but the level of stress and anxiety that has pervaded much of this year? Not great, honestly.
a left field choice but I support it
Martha Stewart is the new face of American Eagle following Sydney Sweeney controversy.
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
a left field choice but I support it
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
Oh this is bad
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Oh this is bad
God I’m just having a brutal learnedleague season. I don’t know if it’s the holidays or if I’ve gotten dumber but I’m doing way worse than normal.
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
God I’m just having a brutal learnedleague season. I don’t know if it’s the holidays or if I’ve gotten dumber but I’m doing way worse than normal.
how long before there’s a drag queen in dc with this name
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
how long before there’s a drag queen in dc with this name
Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie are all bad. Apple pie is good a la mode but also heavily depends on the recipe used. Custard/curd pies clear everything else though, and it’s not close.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie are all bad. Apple pie is good a la mode but also heavily depends on the recipe used. Custard/curd pies clear everything else though, and it’s not close.
ok i think we’re losing the plot a bit here
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
ok i think we’re losing the plot a bit here
texting the group chat the morning after you blacked out at the club
ACARS Message From: N14198 / C54335
Message: LOL.OKAY.BC.I.DONT. REMBER
Track Aircraft: https://www.flightradar24.com/N14198
Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA
#acars #vdlm2 #N14198 #C54335
Message: LOL.OKAY.BC.I.DONT. REMBER
Track Aircraft: https://www.flightradar24.com/N14198
Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA
#acars #vdlm2 #N14198 #C54335
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
texting the group chat the morning after you blacked out at the club
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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In The Labyrinth of Time, entering the Ziggurat without a lantern is supposed to show a black screen. However, the developers put in the wrong filename for the black screen, so it fails to render, showing a black screen instead
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In The Labyrinth of Time, entering the Ziggurat without a lantern is supposed to show a black screen. However, the developers put in the wrong filename for the black screen, so it fails to render, showing a black screen instead
I’ve always thought this song would be perfect for a drag queen to do a park-and-bark lipsync.
The Eurovision history of Spain #tehoESP, part 25
1985
La fiesta terminó
by Paloma San Basilio (1950-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A true gem from the rather decent ESC year of 1985. Powerful song with thoughtful lyrics.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/bQgUU8a1cTo?...
1985
La fiesta terminó
by Paloma San Basilio (1950-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A true gem from the rather decent ESC year of 1985. Powerful song with thoughtful lyrics.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/bQgUU8a1cTo?...
05. Spain 🇪🇸 | Paloma San Basilio - La fiesta terminó | 1985 Eurovision Song Contest
YouTube video by Xyre
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’ve always thought this song would be perfect for a drag queen to do a park-and-bark lipsync.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
I feel like a lot of my posts are just surprised reactions to news, but in fairness a lot of news is very surprising
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I feel like a lot of my posts are just surprised reactions to news, but in fairness a lot of news is very surprising
Uh what
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Uh what
Broadly speaking I think this is a good set of changes. Making the juries larger & more diverse has been a fan request for years, reducing the number of votes per payment method might make it harder for organized campaigns to vote en masse, & limiting promotions should help level the playing field.
🚨 BREAKING: The EBU has announced rule changes for #Eurovision 2026
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
👉 Juries return to semi-finals and number of juries expanded to 7
👉 New voting rules "discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns"
👉 Maximum number of televotes reduced to 10.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Broadly speaking I think this is a good set of changes. Making the juries larger & more diverse has been a fan request for years, reducing the number of votes per payment method might make it harder for organized campaigns to vote en masse, & limiting promotions should help level the playing field.
push notifications have really mastered the art of saying a ton with very little
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
push notifications have really mastered the art of saying a ton with very little
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Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
Who among us
Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’
Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’
The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades later
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Who among us